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Sore throat, someone with a possible infectious illness
Sore throat, someone with a possible infectious illness
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 20-year old asked:
Contagious types of sore throat?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it normal for your throat to still be sore following resolution and are no longer contagious?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Are sore throats contagious, when your around somebody with one?
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A 42-year old asked:
How long is viral sore throat contagious to others?
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A 48-year old asked:
How long do you think is a viral sore throat contagious?
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A 38-year old asked:
How long is grandma with a sore throat contagious to the grandchildren?
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A 48-year old asked:
Should I go to school if I have a sore throat? Are these generally contagious?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My sister (28) has white patches on the back of her throat and soreness. Tested negative for strep, what else could it be? The urgent care nurse said she's not contagious if she's not coughing or showing spreading symptoms, is that true?
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A 56-year old female asked:
I have a r sided sore throat that feels structural, not infectious, pain positional. Worse lying. Igm is 5. All b/w is normal. Bro has waldenstrom.
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A 16-year old male asked:
Had a sore throat for a week, nausea on and off. Not aware of anyone else catching this, are they always contagious? Also, what could this be?
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A 44-year old female asked:
I have a sore throat but no fever am i still contagious ?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Just got over flu a week ago. Now have sore throat/cough/headache got small kids, should I worry about being contagious ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Running a 99.3 fever a little bit of sore throat, am I contagious. Throat is not painful it hurting just enough to let u know it is hurting?
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A female asked:
Tested positive with strep throat for 3 time in last two months.I have sore throat symptoms but nothing else.Am i a carrier? Am I contagious everyday?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is viral sore throat contagious after taking tylenol (acetaminophen)?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Can i have infectious mononucleosis if my only symptom is sore throat(pharyngitis), i have white spots in my throat however they are not pus.
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A 38-year old female asked about a 33-year old male:
Jaime had fever and sore throat sat.Dr swabbed throat. Jaime back to work feeling great. Dr called yester sying pos for strep. Is he still contagious?
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A 37-year old asked:
My daughter is 5 months, she has had a croupy cough for a few days, and now I have a sore throat. Is it contagious?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My 3yr old has tonsilitis. Is it possible my sore throat/pain to swallow after cold gone is this? Is it contagious? Had it 2.5wks.
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A 30-year old female asked:
Sore throat, body aches, cough for 3 days. White pockets on back of throat today. Strep? Heat is the contagious time line? Have small children
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A 18-year old female asked:
I've been sick for a few days with headache and sore throat with pain and cough. Today I was coughing blood. Should it worry me? Is it contagious?
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A member asked:
SOre throat for 4 or 5 days. No fever. Fatigue and chills today. Am i contagious?
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A member asked:
I have no fever but tired, body aches for 3 weeks, occasional slight sore throat. Every few days feel great then back to tired. Am i contagious?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Im 45, diagnosed with herpangina. Still have a lot of white in mouth and sore throat after 7 days. Am i still contagious? What determines when your not?
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A 26-year old male asked:
For how long an Adenovirus(specifically) Sore Throat will make saliva contagious? Can I infect my eyes with my saliva, after a week for example?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have a bad sore throat (no white spots) & 100.2, fever, no congestion. How do I zap this fast? Honey & cinnamon? And how long am i contagious?
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A 37-year old asked:
Diagnosed w/ Flu B Friday @2pm via nasal test due to minor sore throat. No symptoms since Sat. On Tamiflu since Fri. Still contagious? Flu test wrong?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I have a sore throat on left side and lymph nodes in my left underarm feel a little painful to the touch. This is day 2 of feeling this way. No other symptoms. I had seafood for the 2nd time 2 days ago, Im vegetarian otherwise. Am I contagious?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it possible to avoid getting Covid when family is infected if you self-isolate (except shared bathroom) but they don't? After 5 days are they still contagious? No symptoms except sore throat but I've been Lysoling everywhere + mask, test negative?
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A 54-year old female asked:
My adult son has strep & is allergic to penicillen. He was on a Z-pack for 4 days & still had white patches and a horrible sore throat. They just prescribed Clindimyacin. The dr said he's not contagious even though the Zpack didnt work. Is this true?
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